Definition
A woman who plans and designs buildings and prepares their construction.
Translations
- English
- female architect
- Français
- architecte
- Türkçe
- kadın mimar
- Polski
- architektka
- Русский
- архитектор
- Українська
- архітекторка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Architektin
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
female architect
/diː aʁçiˈtɛktɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Architektinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Eine junge Architektin gewann den Wettbewerb.NominativSing.A young female architect won the competition.
- Die Architektin präsentierte ihre Pläne für die neue Schule.AkkusativSing.The architect presented her plans for the new school.
- Die Bauherrin vertraute der Architektin die Planung an.DativSing.The client entrusted the planning to the architect.
- Die Erfahrung der Architektin half dem Team.GenitivSing.The architect’s experience helped the team.
- Die Architektinnen planen moderne Gebäude.NominativPlur.The female architects are planning modern buildings.
- Das Büro beauftragte die Architektinnen mit dem Entwurf.AkkusativPlur.The firm commissioned the female architects to prepare the design.
- Die Stadt verlieh den Architektinnen einen Preis.DativPlur.The city awarded the female architects a prize.
- Die Entwürfe der Architektinnen überzeugten die Jury.GenitivPlur.The female architects’ designs impressed the jury.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Architektin/aʁçiˈtɛktɪn/
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Article phrase
die Architektin/diː aʁçiˈtɛktɪn/
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Plural
Architektinnen/aʁçiˈtɛktɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Architektin | die Architektinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Architektin | die Architektinnen |
| Dativ | der Architektin | den Architektinnen |
| Genitiv | der Architektin | der Architektinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine erfahrene Architektin
- Collocationals Architektin arbeiten
- Verb constructioneine Architektin beauftragen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Architektin sprechenmit + Dativ
- Profession expressionSie ist Architektin.
- Sentence patternDie Architektin entwirft ein nachhaltiges Gebäude.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termIngenieurin — female engineer
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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